The ZDF star celebrates her “Der Alte” comeback after her maternity break

Two months after birth

ZDF star Stephanie Stumph is celebrating a special comeback


10/11/2025 – 21:41Reading time: 2 minutes

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Stephanie Stumph: The actress has had a baby. (Source: IMAGO / Michel Kaers)

In August, the actress went on maternity leave and soon gave birth to her son. Now Stephanie Stumph is back on the set of “The Old One”.

In the spring, actress Stephanie Stumph announced that she became a mother for the second time. The 41-year-old stood in front of the camera while still heavily pregnant before finally taking a few weeks off before giving birth. On 12 September he confirmed to the German Press Agency that his son had been born.

Now, about two months later, Stephanie Stumph is back at work. On Monday she posted footage from the set on her Instagram Story. “First day of shooting,” read next to the script for “The Old One.” Such as: “All work equipment is included.”

What the 41-year-old man was referring to was probably the two breast pumps on the table. Because Stephanie Stumph is celebrating a very special comeback: her baby is there. The boy is seen in the background wearing striped clothing.

The actress has been part of the ZDF crime series “Der Alte” since October 2015 and investigates as Inspector Annabell Lorenz. But she became famous for her role as Christiane Stubbe in “Stubbe – From Fall to Fall”, in which she appeared from 1995. There she played the daughter of the main actor Wolfgang Stumph, who was also her father in real life. The final episode aired on ZDF in February.

This is the second child for Stephanie Stumph. She became a mother three years ago. Son Anton was born in June 2022. The father of the two children is Florian Santner. He worked in Munich as a senior doctor and surgeon. The couple met in 2020 when the actress had to undergo surgery at a Munich clinic following an accident on set. Shortly before, he decided to freeze his eggs.